Humans Hard-wired for Geometry

hcg50a writes "An article on MSNBC reports that, according to a new study, even if you never learned the difference between a triangle, a rectangle and a trapezoid, and you never used a ruler, a compass or a map, you would still do well on some basic geometry tests, because we are hard-wired for geometry, rather than learning it from teachers or cultural influences."

Comments

Now I understand why...

[Anonymous Coward]

People are always calling me square.

Tell my teacher that, sheesh

[Jim in Buffalo]

We're hard-wired for geometry? Sheesh, let's tell my 10th-grade Math teacher that... she'd point over to me and laugh in your face.